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Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Despite living in a world where technology allows constant digital communication and opportunities to connect, it seems no one is really listening or even knows how. And it's making us lonelier, more isolated, and less tolerant than ever before. A listener by trade, New York Times contributor Kate Murphy wanted to know how we got here. In this always illuminating and often humorous deep dive, Murphy explains why we're not listening, what it's doing...
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Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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An adviser to some of the nation's most influential executives offers a step-by-step process that will help readers become active listeners, able to shape and focus any conversation, which could be the difference between business success and failure.
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Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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Nepo takes audiences on a moving exploration of the many ways we are asked to listen each day. Combining memoir, reflection, and meditation, this illuminating work offers listeners timeless techniques to help increase mindfulness and vibrancy in their lives.
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Series
Publisher
Center for Creative Leadership
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Deutsch
Description
"Listening well is an essential component of good leadership. You can become a more effective listener and leader by learning the skills of active listening. Working relationships become more solid, based on trust, respect, and honesty. Active listening is not an optional component of leadership; it is not a nicety to be used to make others feel good. It is, in fact, a critical component of the tasks facing today's leaders."--Jacket
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Publisher
Center for Creative Leadership
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Listening well is an essential component of good leadership. You can become a more effective listener and leader by learning the skills of active listening. Working relationships become more solid, based on trust, respect, and honesty. Active listening is not an optional component of leadership; it is not a nicety to be used to make others feel good. It is, in fact, a critical component of the tasks facing today's leaders. In this new edition, we've...
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Publisher
Portfolio / Penguin
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"Listening, like any communication skill, can be improved. Drawing from her own research sessions, as well as from stories and interviews with marriage counselors, life coaches, filmmakers, podcast hosts, and other listening experts, the author of Listen Like You Mean It discusses how to quickly build rapport with strangers, which questions help people unlock what they need to say, when it's time to throw out the script entirely, and how to recover...
11) We listen
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Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Listening to one another is a key part of democracy. By listening, we can learn how to build a better, fairer community. True listening is more than just hearing what someone has to say. It's thinking deeply about what their words mean. It's appreciating a new perspective. It's showing respect through patience and empathy. In this book, little citizens will learn about the importance of listening. They'll read helpful examples of how to put this...
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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Listening is critical in today's organizations. As recent examples in the #MeToo era and numerous organizational failures and scandals illustrate, the consequences of poor listening in organizations can be significant, and in some cases, catastrophic. Listening is commonly described in terms of ethics, overlooking its strategic value. The book guides leaders and decision-makers to question the listening habits, practices, and infrastructure within...
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Publisher
St. Martin's Essentials
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A 6-week Artist's Way Program from legendary author Julia Cameron. The newest book from beloved author Julia Cameron, The Listening Path is a transformational journey to deeper, more profound listening and creativity. Over six weeks, readers will be given the tools to become better listeners--to their environment, the people around them, and themselves. The reward for learning to truly listen is immense. As we learn to listen, our attention is heightened...
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Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Mashkawaji (they/them) lies frozen in the ice, remembering the sharpness of unmuted feeling from long ago, finding freedom and solace in isolated suspension. They introduce the seven characters: Akiwenzii, the old man who represents the narrator’s will; Ninaatig, the maple tree who represents their lungs; Mindimooyenh, the old woman, their conscience; Sabe, a gentle giant, their marrow; Adik, the caribou, their nervous system; and Asin and Lucy,...
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Publisher
Multnomah
Pub. Date
©2017.
Language
English
Description
"God still speaks. Do you know how to hear His voice? The voice that spoke the cosmos into existence is the same voice that parted the Red Sea and made the sun stand still in the midday sky. One day this voice will make all things new, but it's also speaking to you now! That voice is God's voice, and what we've learned from Scripture is that He often speaks in a whisper. Not to make it difficult to hear Him, but to draw us close. Many people have...
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